Sima Bhowmik

Now that the floodwaters are receding in Houston and the rest of South Texas, many journalists are focusing on new dangers faced by survivors. One of the hardest to quantify is toxic pollution from oil refineries and chemical plants.
Reporting on risk is always tricky. How …

If you’re working as an MMJ in your first job and think you won’t do it in your second, think again, says Heidi Wigdahl. She’s been in the business seven years, starting in market 153 at KTTZ in Rochester, Minnesota, and she’s still shooting her …

We all know what’s happened to trust in the news media. It sank to a new low in 2016, according to Gallup, with just 32 percent saying they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in what they see in the news media. …

When you produce a story, are you thinking of how people are going to consume it? Mick Côté, digital news editor at The Canadian Press, says that in most newsrooms the answer is typically, "No." And that's a shame.
"We’re so drawn to our own stuff we …

Sometimes I think the process of journalism has changed so much since I started it's almost unrecognizable. (Scroll down for some early career memories.) But then I consider how much hasn't changed. Good writing is still good writing, and will be forever. It's still a …

with Deb Halpern Wenger
Drones have already proved their worth in national and international news coverage, adding fresh perspective to reports on natural disasters and environmental issues. Now, drones are being used more widely by local news organizations, and DJI's Jon Resnick says it's a no-brainer to get …

You can't help but notice when short video loops or animations pop up in your social media channels. They're designed to draw your attention, and they do.
It's time to get over yourself and get on board with Harry Styles https://t.co/LERM5ebV8k pic.twitter.com/18lL38CXxB
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) April 23, …

By Dylan M. McLemore, University of Central Arkansas, @voiceofD
After the dust from our toxic post-election discourse settled, the talk of traditional and social media turned to “fake news” – a term that has taken on new meaning in recent years, and new prominence in the 2016 …

If it seems to you like podcasting is making a comeback, hold it right there. It never went away, according to Michael O’Connell, host of the It’s All Journalism podcast and author of the forthcoming book Turn up the Volume: A Down and Dirty Guide …

Attacks on the news media are nothing new, especially from American presidents. Even that vocal defender of a free press, Thomas Jefferson, had it up to here on occasion with newspapers and "the malignity, the vulgarity, and mendacious spirit of those who write for them." Richard …

Running a newsroom is both a sprint and a marathon. You have to move fast as things change, sometimes minute to minute, while also planning for the long term. How do you manage?
Some of the most popular tools in newsrooms are free and open source, …

Less than a week into the Trump administration, multiple government agencies have told their employees not to speak to the news media or release information to the public. Journalists have responded by spreading the word that it's easy to reach them, securely and confidentially.
Many news …